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April 25, 2018

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Major Accomplishment

Rogers & Gray Insurance moves up 4 spots on nationwide Top 100 list

Rogers & Gray Insurance has been named in a special report by Insurance Journal as one of the nation’s top independent property and casualty firms. They have received a top ranking in this yearly report since 2013.

Expansion

Cape Cod 5 purchases property for new Provincetown Banking Center

Cape Cod 5 recently purchased a property in Provincetown at 2 Harry Kemp Way. The property will be converted to a full-service banking center, pending regulatory approval, and is expected to open by spring 2019.3.

Training & Development

Shepley Wood Products to host Katz Roadshow Sept. 12

Shepley Wood Products will be hosting the Katz Roadshow on September 12th at the Cape Codder. The Katz Roadshow: Frame to Finish Carpentry Clinic is a day of hands-on building clinics with Mike Sloggatt, remodeling specialist and a nationally recognized author and teacher.

Business Toolbox

Human Resources: How to benefit from the gig economy

A recent poll by NPR/ Marist revealed that 20 percent of jobs in this country are held by contract workers – and that number is only expected to rise over the next decade as more companies seek to reap the benefits: greater flexibility, lower labor costs, and immediate access to skilled workers.

Economic Development

Massachusetts-Based Rustic Marlin earns spot on Inc. 5000’s Fastest Growing Companies

Rustic Marlin Ranks No. 366 on the 2018 Inc. 5000

#1 Fastest Growing Consumer Products Company in Massachusetts

#5 Fastest Growing Company in Massachusetts

Chamber News

Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce hires new Marketing, Communications, and Events Director

The Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the recent hiring of their new Marketing, Communications, and Events Director, Jennifer Werner.

Human Resources

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution taps new Vice President for Advancement and Chief Marketing Officer

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has selected Samuel C. Harp, an international brand marketing expert, as the Institution’s first Vice President for Advancement and Chief Marketing Officer. Harp has spent much of his career in academic, technology, and research institutions and will begin working at WHOI on October 1.